He began his managerial career with Bodø/Glimt, and has also been in charge of Rosenborg, Gent (on three separate occasions), Club Brugge, Olympiacos, Heerenveen, Al-Ahli, Lierse and Elazığspor.
During his career as an active player, Sollied played for Mo IL, Vålerenga, Rosenborg and finally Bodø/Glimt as player-manager.
[citation needed] He went on to Rosenborg where he served as the assistant manager under legendary coach Nils Arne Eggen in the 1997 season.
This was not accepted by the Norwegian Football Association and Åge Hareide, Rosenborg coach at that time, became the new national manager.
In Belgium, this affair was seen as a trick to force Brugge to suspend his contract, to prevent Olympiacos from paying a hefty compensation.
In a press release, Club Brugge stated that they had taken note of Sollied's decision to suspend his contract.
In his debut season, he won the league title and the Greek Cup, and was ranked ninth in Europe on UEFA's list of top coaches in 2006.
[3][4] As per 9 December 2008, the press stated that Sollied was a strong candidate to coach the national Norwegian team.
[5] On 19 November 2009, MKE Ankaragücü made an official statement that they hired the Norwegian manager however Sollied publicly stated that he has not signed a contract with the Turkish club.
[12] With the team positioned in 16th place after nine matches, and five straight losses, Sollied resigned as manager in October 2013.